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I. The Deity of Christ 


CHART NUMBER 

1. Jesus Christ, the I AM of Holy Scripture. 

2. The Holy Child. 

3. The Four-Fold Portrait of Christ. 

4. The Deity of Christ in the Gospel by John— 

His Omnipotence. 

3. The Deity of Christ in the Gospel by John— 

His Omniscience and Omnipresence. 

6. The Deity of Christ Manifested in His Miracles. 

7. The Deity of Christ Manifested in His Death and Resur 

rection. 

8. The Crucifixion—His Words and Their Words. 

9. The Fingers of Prophecy in the Death of Christ. 

1 0. Jesus Christ, The Same, Yesterday, Today and Forever. 


Index 


II. The Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures 

“All Scripture God-Breathed” 

CHART NUMBER 

1. Inspiration. 

Introduction—The Redemption Story. 

2. The Old Testament. 

3. The Gospels. 

4. The Gospels. 

5. The Glorious Church. 

6. The Acts—The Ministry of the Holy Spirit; and My 

Church. 

7. The Acts—Regeneration and Conversion. 

8. The Epistles—IN CHRIST. 

9. The Epistles of Paul. 

10. The Epistles of James, Peter, John and Jude. 

1 1. Revelation—The DAYS and The LAMB. 

1 2. Revelation—The Consummation. 



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Foreword 


The DEITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST and THE 
INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES are THE TWO 
GREAT FUNDAMENTALS of Christianity and The Gibraltar of the 
Christian Faith. These two are One and Inseparable. Christ 
Identified Himself with Thy Word”. Each is "The Word” and 
The Truth ; One is the Printed Word and One is "The Word made 
Flesh ; Thy Word is Truth” and “I am The Truth”. This is God’s 
Binomial Revelation to men; The Rock of Holy Scriptures and The 
Rock of Ages; The “GOD-BREATHED” Word and The “GOD- 
WITH-US” Son, 

All that God has in “His Word” and All that God has in “His 
Son” are for Every Believer; this is his Heritage “By Grace”; and 
no man has the right to Deprive a Believer of any portion of the 
“Word of Truth”, nor to Curtail his Liberty in Christ Jesus. He is a 
Free Man in Christ; and he is Free to Feed in All the Green Pastures 
of The Scriptures. The Word of God was written for him; and Christ 
Died for Him. He may come Directly to Christ without any Inter¬ 
mediary; and he may come to His Word without any Interpreter. 
The Shepherd is Mine; and The Pastures are Mine. So I come to 
Christ and to His Word. I am Hungry; I come for Food. I am Lost; 

1 come for Salvation. I am a Slave; I come for Liberty. I am De¬ 
feated in Life’s battle; I come for Equipment. These things my 
Savior and my Bible supply. 

“THE HOLY SCRIPTURES are able to make thee wise unto 
SALVATION through Faith that is in CHRIST JESUS”. All Scrip¬ 


ture is Related to Christ and His Salvation. We “Rightly Divide The 
Word of Truth” when we thus Relate Christ and The Scripture. 
Magnify The Word and Exalt the Lord Jesus together. The Enemies 
of “The Faith Once For All Delivered to The Saints” are Minimizing 
the Word and Belittling the Lord Jesus; Verbal Inspiration is Denied 
and the Deity of Christ is Rejected. Today, as ever, “The Son of 
Man” is “In the midst” of the churches and DEMANDS LOVE 
TOWARD HIMSELF and OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD. 

Denominational Lines count for nothing at present; the Divid¬ 
ing Line is between those Who are Loyal to the Person and Word of 
the Lord Jesus and those who are Lukewarm toward Him and In¬ 
different to His Word. The Former He “Will Keep from the Hour 
of Trial, which shall come upon all the world”; and the Latter, He 
“Will Spue out of His Mouth”. Heaven is for the Overcomers; “The 
Great Tribulation” is for the overcome. “The Time is at Hand”. 
CHOOSE YE. 

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These Outlines have been Tested and their Value Demonstrated 
for many years, before classes of students, teachers and ministers, 
who have persistently requested their publication. Only a few of the 
many used, are offered in this initial issue; and because of the un¬ 
usual expense in printing the Diagrams in colors, this feature has been 
eliminated, with the result that the Lessons are not so appealing to 
the eye. 


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JESUS CHRIST, the I AM of Holy Scriptures in 40 Key Words 



I 

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III 

IV 

V 


The Old Testament 

The 4 Gospels 

The Acts 

The Epistles 

Revelation 

Who Is Christ 

MESSENGER 

of Heaven, to Patriarchs and 
Prophets. 

PROPHET 

“The Word made Flesh.” 

“God with us.” 

SAVIOR 

“No Respecter of persons.” 
“Whosoever will.” “I will in 
no wise cast out.” 

PRIEST 

“No man cometh unto the 
Father, but by Me.” 

“The New and Living Way.” 

KING 

“King of Kings”-“Eternal, 

Immortal.” 

“Whose Right it is to Reign.” 

What Is Christ Doing 

DIRECTING 

Revealing the Divine Will to 
Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, 

• Prophets. 

BLESSING 

Teaching and Healing. 

His Miracles were His Creden¬ 
tials; a Demonstration of His 
power; an Example of Millennial 
blessings. 

FORGIVING 

“Remission of Sins among all 
nations.” 

“Through His Blood.” 

INTERCEDING 

Bestowing “Mercy and Grace.” 
“Abie to Save to the utter¬ 
most.” 

SUBDUING 
“He Must Reign.” 

“He is able to Subdue all 
things.” 

“Every knee shall bow.” 

What Is the 

Content and Purpose 

of these 

Scripture Divisions 

PROPHECY 

Not only the messages of the 
Prophets, but the Law, Sacrifices, 
Feasts, etc., and History of Israel 
were Prophetic. 

BIOGRAPHY 

A Fourfold Picture of Christ; 
as King, Servant, Man and Deity. 

Son of David, Son of Abraham, 
Son of Man, Son of God. 

HISTORY 

The record of the Forming and 
Growth of the Church; not an 
organization but an organism; a 
Temple, “His Body.” 

DOCTRINE 

Justification, Separation, “The 

Church-His Body.” “The 2nd 

coming of Christ.” The Resur¬ 
rection, etc. 

CONQUEST 

A Rebel world and “the King¬ 
dom of Darkness” conquered. 

Enemies Subdued, Punished or 
Destroyed. 

“God-All in All.” 

GETTING READY FOR CHRIST 

Israel “under Law’’; and the 
Gentiles “without Law” were both 
condemned, lost—Helpless. 

FACTS OF THE MINISTRY 

OF CHRIST 

His Birth, Pre-existence, Power, 
Knowledge, Sinlessness, Trans¬ 
figuration, Death, Resurrection, 
Ascension, etc. 

COMING INTO CHRIST 

The Pentecostans, Samaritans, 
Ethiopian, Saul, Cornelius, Lydia, 
the Jailer came by Faith, Re¬ 
pentance and Baptism. 

LIVING INTO CHRIST 

The Believer’s Relation to 
Christ; to the Saints; to the 
World. His standing; His obliga¬ 
tions; His Provision; His Hope. 

VICTORY THROUGH CHRIST 
“The works of the Devil” “De¬ 
stroyed.” 

Satan Vanquished, Sin Abol¬ 
ished. 

PREPARATION 

Sin must have Blood Atonement. 
Men are hopelessly Lost without 
God. 

God is Holy and Righteous. 

MANIFESTATION 

He was “God manifest in the 

Flesh.” 

“He that hath seen Me hath 
seen My Father.” 

PROCLAMATION 

Here is the Beginning of The 
Gospel; The Church; The New 
Covenant; The Ministry of the 
Holy Spirit. 

CONSECRATION 
“Be Ye Separate”—“Holy.” 

“Ye are not your own. Ye are 
bought with a Price.” 

CONSUMMATION 

“No more Curse-Sickness- 

Sorrow, Death.” 

“God shall dwell with men.” 
“All Things New.” 

“New Heavens and a New 
Earth.” 

The Kingdom Line 
in the Scriptures 

THE KINGDOM AND KING 

PROMISED 

THE KING AND KINGDOM 
REJECTED 

By Israel 

“Away with this Man.” “Let 
Him be Crucified.” 

“We will not have Him— 
Reign.” 

THE KINGDOM RULERS 

CALLED AND IN TRAINING 

“To him that overcometh will I give Power over the Nations.” 

“If we suffer with Him we shall reign.” 

THE KINGDOM ESTABLISHED 

“Righteous.” “Universal.” 
“Everlasting.” 

1. The Church with Christ in Heaven. 

2. Israel exalted above all nations. 

3. Gentiles, “the nations—Saved” 

—Serving God. * 

The Quest for Christ 

WHERE IS HE? 

The Old Test, leaves one look¬ 
ing for the One promised in the 
“Law, Prophets and Psalms.” 

HERE HE IS 

“We have found Him.” 

The Gospels identify Christ. 

HE HAS GONE 
“Whom the Heaven must re¬ 
ceive UNTIL.” 

“Ye shall see Me no more 
UNTIL.” 

HE “WILL COME AGAIN” 
Future Life; Resurrection, Re¬ 
ward, Judgment, Destruction of 
Sin and Death await His Coming 
AGAIN. 

Over 300 references in N. T. 
to this event. 

“BEHOLD—HE COMES” 

Every Prophecy and Promise is 
fulfilled. 

“Come Lord Jesus. Come 

quickly.” 

The Sinner 

SEEKING 

CHRIST 

FINDING 

CHRIST 

TELLING OTHERS OF 

CHRIST 

WALKING WITH 

CHRIST 

REIGNING WITH 

CHRIST 


The center and circumference of the Holy Scriptures is Jesus 
Christ. 

The Revelation of God to men is in, by and through Jesus 
Christ. 


The Story of redemption is the story of Jesus Christ. 

The five divisions of the Bible are five chapters in the work 
of Jesus Christ. 


All history and prophecy, literature and poetry, events and char¬ 
acters in the Book are there because of their relation to 
Jesus Christ. 


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The Testimonies to the Deity of Christ at His Birth 


Enemies of The Virgin Birth and The Immaculate Conception of our 
Lord Jesus Christ may easily be routed by the mass of Scripture 
evidence at our disposal. No fact of the earthly ministry of 
Immanuel is more strongly attested. The Birth of Christ must 
be made more than a Christmas story for children; it is a Funda¬ 
mental and Foundation Fact of * The Faith”. The One Miracle 
of the Christian Faith, comprehending and involving all others, 
is the Coming of the Son of God into the World. His Entrance 
into the world was as Supernatural as His Exit. He was NOT 
Born as men are born; He did not Live as men live; He did 
not Die as men die. From Bethlehem to Olivet is one continuous 
Miracle. Let the Believer see the Deity of Christ IN THE 
CRADLE, and the Unitarian disciples of Paine and Voltaire, 
Strauss and Renan will make no further inroads upon the un¬ 
taught churchmen of today. 


The Three Great Messianic Prophecies, cited on the chart, “THE 
HOLY CHILD”, demand The Immaculate Conception and The 
Virgin Birth. He was “The Seed of the WOMAN”, (Not of 
man) ; He was “Born of a VIRGIN”, (Not of a wife) ; He was 
“A Son GIVEN”, as well as “A Child Born”. Because He was 
Not born as men are born, these three prophecies assign Him a 
Work which a man cannot do, (“Bruise the Serpent’s Head”) ; 
and ascribe to Him Names which would be blasphemous for any 
man to wear (“Immanuel” and “The Mighty God”). 


The Work assigned the Messiah in all the Messianic Prophecies de¬ 
mands The Virgin Birth. No mere man can “Bruise the Ser¬ 
pent’s Head”; “Bless all Nations of the Earth”; “Reign from 
the River to the Ends of the Earth”. “Universally, Righteously 
and Eternally”; “Deliver the whole Groaning Creation from 
the Bondage of Corruption”; “Make His Soul an Offering for 
Sin”; as “Sun of Righteousness”, “Heal” all disease, banish all 
sickness, destroy death and recreate the entire heavens and earth. 


The Sinless Life of Christ proclaims His Deity; and no one born as 
men are born has ever lived such a life. The Virgin Birth ac¬ 
counts for the Sinless Life. 

The Testimonies of Angels and Saints are in perfect accord regarding 
the Virgin Birth. “The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee . . . 
the Power of the Highest shall overshadow thee . . . therefore 
that which is born of thee shall be called . . Holy . . THE SON 
OF GOD”. “Fear not, Joseph . . . That which is conceived in 
her is of the Holy Spirit”. “He that is Mighty hath done to me 
great things”. “Whence is this, that the mother of MY LORD 
should come to me?” “Mine eyes have seen THY SALVA¬ 
TION” . . . “A Light to lighten the Gentiles and the Glory of 
My People Israel” . . . “He shall reign over the House of Jacob 
forever”. “She spake of Him to all that looked for REDEMP¬ 
TION” ... “A Savior, which is CHRIST THE LORD” . . . 
“They WORSHIPPED Him” . . . 

The Manifest Divine Authorship of Matthew and Luke, recording 
every detail and every word spoken by angels and saints at the 
birth time, which these two writers could not possibly have 
known personally and recorded with such inimitable beauty, 
simplicity and perspicuity, sets the DIVINE SEAL OF TRUTH 
upon the Scripture accounts. 

The Declarations of John and Paul of the Miraculous birth . . “The 
Word made Flesh” and “God Manifest in the Flesh”, add to the 
Confirmation of this Vital truth. 

The frequent statements of the Lord Jesus to His Pre-existence Verify 
all the preceding testimonies of His Birth; “I came from above” 
... “I came down from heaven” . . . “The glory I had with 
Thee before the world was” . . . “Before Abraham was I AM” 
. . . There are 40 such references to Flis pre-existence in John’s 
Gospel. 


The Miracles in the Ministry of Christ demand the Supernatural Birth; 
inasmuch as He appealed to “The Works that I do . . bear Wit¬ 
ness that the Father hath sent Me”, and “no man could do these 
works”, the Virgin Birth is the only explanation. 


WHEN HE BRINGETH IN HIS FIRST BEGOTTEN INTO THE 
WORLD, HE SAITH, “LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD 
WORSHIP HIM”. Heb. 1:6. 


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The Fourfold Portrait of Christ 


Writer 

OLD TESTAMENT FOREVIEWS 

Key Words 

Prominent Features 

As “Branch” 

In “Faces” 

In Colors 

In Relationship 

MATTHEW 
(“Tax Collector”) 

To Jews 

Dispensational 

“King” of Israel 

Jer. 23:5 

Ez. 10:15-17 

1 he Lion 

(King) 

Ex. 26:31-32 

“Purple” 

(Royalty) 

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“Son of David” 

Related to 
Israel 

2 Sam. 7:13, 16 

King, 14. 

Kingdom, 1 7. 

Son of David, 9. 

“It is Written” 

(100 Old Testament 
References) 

Key Verse 1 :1 

The Kingdom offered to Israel and Rejected. 
The Kingship and Authority of Jesus Christ. 
God’s Messages to Israel; 5 Sermons. 

“The Kingdom of Heaven” (Christendom) 
parables. 

MARK 

(“Servant”) 

To Romans 

Ministerial 

“My Servant” 

Zech. 3:8 

“The Ox” 

(Servant) 

“Scarlet” 

(Sacrifice) 

“Son of 
Abraham” 

Related to the 
Church 

Gen. 12:3; 

Straitway, 

Forthwith, etc., 40. 
Crowds, 

Multitudes, 40. 

Key Verse 10:45 

Jesus gives Himself in Service and Sacrifice. 
He is Unceasingly Active and 

All Powerful as “The Servant of Jehovah”. 

LUKE 

(“Physician”) 

To Greeks 

Humanitarian 

“The Man” 

Zech. 6:12 

“The Man” 

“White” 

(Sinless) 

15:5-6 

“Son of Man” 

Related to 
Humanity 

Dan. 7:13 

“Son of Man”, 22 
Sinners—Lost 

Key Verse 2:14 

Jesus is Healer of the Sick and Sinful. 

He is “Friend of Sinners”—Seeking the 
“Lost”. 

Luke has 5 parables of Lost Things. 

He is Sympathetic, Patient and Prayerful. 

JOHN 

(“Beloved”) 

To Christians 

Spiritual 

“Jehovah” 

Isa. 4:2 

“The Eagle” 

(Deity) 

“Blue” 

(Eternity) 

“Son of God” 

Related to 
Deity 

Isa. 9:6; 7:14 

Love, 50. Life, 54. 
Light, 23. Truth, 33. 
Glory, 31. Faith, 98. 
Father, 121. 

World, 78. Sent, 38. 

Key Verse 1 :1 -14 

The Omnipotence, Omniscience and Omni¬ 
presence of Christ. 

He is the “I Am” to believers, past, present 
and future. 

The Position, Privilege, Salvation, Security, 
Illumination, Liberty, Life, Joy, Love and 
Peace of the Believer in Jesus Christ. 


4 is the Bible number of the Earth; 4 points of the Compass, 4 Elements, 4 Seasons, 4 World Empires, 4 Kinds of Hearers, 4 Features of the Earthly Ministry of Christ. 


Jesus Christ is presented as Savior, Teacher, Redeemer, Shepherd, Life, Way, Light, Word, Lamb, Judge, Immanuel, King, Physician, Vine, Door. 

His Deity is seen in His Virgin Birth; Names; Testimonies of God; Defeat of Satan; Miracles over Nature, Disease, Demons and Death; Teachings; Sinlessness; 

Transfiguration; Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. 

The Entire Ministry of Christ was Miraculous; Miracles were His Credentials; their absence would be inexplicable. 

The Prominent Feature in each of the four Gospels is “The Sufferings of Christ”—in making “Atonement” for sin. No study of the Life of Christ is rightly directed 
that is not focused on His Death (1) “for our sins” (the church.) (2) For His people” (Israel) and (3) “for the sins of the whole world”. 


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The Deity of Christ in the Gospel by John 

The 7 “Signs”—Omnipotence—“He Is Able” 


THE “SIGN” 

THE THING DONE 

THE THING SIGNIFIED 

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Water Made Wine 

3:1-1 1 

An Emergency Met. 

An Embarrassment Removed. 

Joy Restored. 

Christ is Master of Nature. 

Christ is “Our Joy”—Our Help in Emergencies. 

“This Beginning of Miracles”—Invite Christ in the Beginning of Life and you will have 
His Joy all the way. Emergencies Interrupt Joy; but Christ is Master of Emergencies. 

II 

Nobleman’s Son Healed 

4:46-53 

An Intercessor’s Prayer Answered. 
Distance Defied. Sickness Healed. 

Christ is Master of Disease. 

Christ is the Great “Physician” of Souls. 

The father said “Come Down”; Jesus answered “Take My Word and Go”. 

Disciples must carry His Word of Salvation, Sanctification, Liberty, Light, Life. 

Our obligation is not to save, but to deliver His Word of Salvation. He Saves. 

III 

38-Year Cripple Restored 

5:3-16 

Strength came to paralyzed limbs. 
The Lame Man walked. 

Christ is Master of the Body. 

Christ is “Our Strength” in Weakness. 

He is the Only Help for a Crippled World. He is “The Way” and supplies Strength 
to walk in it. 

There are no healing waters on earth for Sin’s Cripples. 

IV 

Loaves and Fishes Multiplied 

6:5-14 

Hungry thousands were Satisfied with 
Bread they did not Bake; from flour 
no miller ground, from wheat no 
miller harvested. 

Christ is Master of Food Supplies. 

Christ is “The Bread of Life”. 

There is no other soul food, save Christ. He Satisfies. 

Disciples are the connecting Link between a Starving World and “the Living Bread”. 

V 

The Lightning Voyage 

6:15-21 

From Midseas to Shore; from Toil 
to Rest; from Storm to Calm 

In a Moment. 

Christ is Master of the Elements. 

Christ is “Our Hope”. 

“In a Moment” He will come from the Mount of Prayer, in the Morning Watch, to Toil¬ 
ing Disciples and translate both the living and the “Dead in Christ” to Heaven. From 
Corruption to Incorruption; from Mortality to Immortality; from Toil to Rest; from 
Tents to Mansions; from Earth to Heaven. 

VI 

The Born-Blind Given Eyes 

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Eyes Created. 

Light Provided. 

Joy Bestowed. 

Christ is Master of Sight and Light. 

Christ is “The Light of Life”. 

Men are blinded by “the god of this world”. Christ is the Light — Seeing Him as 
“Savior and Lord” is Salvation. We were “Once Darkness—Now Light”. “He that 
followeth Me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the Light of Life”. 

VII 

Lazarus Raised 

11:1-46 

Corruption Conquered. 

Death Defeated. 

Christ is Master of Death. 

Christ is “The Resurrection and The Life”. 

A Decomposed body is no obstacle to Christ. Those dead 4,000 years will “hear His 
Voice” as surely as Lazarus. He is “Resurrection” to “them that sleep” (Lazarus). He 
is “Life” to them “which are alive and remain” (Mary and Martha). Both will be given 
His “body of glory” “in a moment”. 

Only those who hear His Voice” and “Live in Him” today have this glorious Hope. 


A miracle, as a Sign, is used by John only; and used 1 3 times. 3 of these 7 Signs are interpreted by Christ—as Signals of His Spiritual Power. The other 4 must be 
interpreted similarly. These Signs do not teach that Christ does any of these 7 things today. They were not wrought in answer to faith. Faith was the result; not 
the cause. This Gospel was written to and for Christians. We must not stop at the Sign; but follow where it points. Material blessings are only “Signs”; “Spiritual 
Blessings” are the things signified. Study the 4 Signs in the light of the 3 Christ interprets. 


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The Deity of Christ in the Gospel by John 


The 7 I Am’s—Omnipresence—“With You Always” 

The 7 Conversations—Omniscience 

—“He knew what was in man” 

PROVISION 6:35-41 

“I Am The Bread of Life”. 

NATHANAEL (Transparent) 1 :43-51 

Jesus—“When thou wast under the fig tree I saw thee”. 

Nathanael—“Thou art the Son of God”. 

REVELATION 8:12 

“I Am The Light of the World”. 

NICODEMUS (An Exception—“But.” cf 2:24-5 and 3:1) 

3:1-13 

Jesus—“So must the Son of Man be Lifted Up”—“Ye must be born 
Again”. 

Nicodemus—“Thou art a Teacher come from God”. 

LIBERTY 10:7 

“I Am The Door for the Sheep”. 

SAMARITAN WOMAN (Ignorant) 4:1-42 

Jesus—“Thou hast had five husbands”. 

Samaritan—“Come see a man who told me all things that ever 

I did—The Christ”. 

SECURITY 10 1-13,26-30 

“I Am The Good Shepherd”. 

ADULTERESS (Outcast) 8:1-11 

Jesus—“Neither do I condemn thee—Go—Sin no more”. 

Adulteress—“Lord”. 

HOPE 11:25 

“I Am The Resurrection and The Life”. 

PETER (Self-Confident) 

13:6-10, 36-38; 21:15-17 

Jesus—“Thou shalt Deny Me Thrice”. 

Peter—“Lord, Thou Knowest all things”. 

GUIDANCE 14:6 

“I Am The Way, The Truth and The Life”. 

JUDAS (Traitor) 

13:1, 2, 11, 18, 21-30 

Jesus—“One of you shall betray Me”. 

Judas—“I have sinned—Betrayed Innocent Blood”. 

FRUITFULNESS 15:1-8 

“I Am The Vine”. 

THOMAS (Doubter) 20:24-29 

Jesus—“Reach hither—Behold—Thrust—Believe”. 

Thomas—“My Lord and My God” (Jehovah—Elohim). 


There are 150 references to the Deity of Christ, in John, and 50 references to His pre-existence. 

He was “In the Beginning with God”, “Made all things”; “Before the World was”; “Before Abraham”; He “came from above”, “Came down from 
heaven” and stated He would “Go to Him that sent Me”. God, John Baptist, John the writer, Nathanael, Peter, Martha, The Blind Man, Thomas bear witness to 

His Deity. 


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The Deity of Christ as 


I Power Over “All Manner of Sickness” 

LEPROSY—(1) Matt. 8. One. (2) Lk. 1 7—The Ten. 

PALSY —(1) Matt. 9. Four Friends. (2) Matt. 8. The Cen¬ 
turion’s Servant. 

THE BLIND —(1) Matt. 9. Two. (2) Matt. 20, at Jericho. Two. 
(3) John 9. The Born-Blind. 

FEVER —(1) John 4. Nobleman’s Son. (2) Matt. 8. Peter’s 
mother-in-law. 

DROPSY— Lk. 14. MUTE. Mk. 7. 

WITHERED HAND. Matt. 12. ISSUE OF BLOOD. Matt. 9. 

INFIRM —(1) Lk. 13. A Woman, 1 8 years “Bound”. (2) John 3. 
A Man, 38 years Cripple. 


2 Demoniacs of Gadara, Matt. 
Unclean and Vicious, Mk. 1. 
Syrophoenician Girl, Matt. 13. 
Mary Magdalene, Mk. 1 6. 


“The Kingdom of Darkness” 

One Dumb, Matt. 9. 

Blind and Dumb, Matt. 1 2. 
Dumb Child, Matt. 1 7. 

Other Women, Lk. 8. 


II Power Over Demons 

8 . 


Jesus recognized Demons as intelligent, wicked and vicious crea- 
^uj-gs possessing men. A. Demoniac was not just an insane or lunatic 
person. Demons knew Jesus as Deity and their own doom. They 
feared Him. 

“We wrestle against hosts of wicked spirits in heavenly places.” 


In 26 of the 33 miracles, there was no personal faith. Only 7 
instances of personal Faith. In 7 cases friends of the afflicted mani¬ 
fested faith. 


Manifested in His Miracles 


III Power Over the Laws and Forces of Nature 

Changing Water into Wine, John 2. 

Stilling the Winds and the Sea, Matt. 8. 

Multiplying Loaves and Fishes, Matt. 14 and 1 5. 

The Lightning Voyage, Matt. 14; John 6. 

Calling the Fishes. (1) Lk. 3. (2) John 21. 

The Tribute Money, Matt. 1 7. 

The Fig Tree, Matt. 21. (Type of Israel). 

Nature Recognized her Creator and Obeyed His will. 

Christ’s miracles over Nature were a Pledge of Kingdom bless¬ 
ings as well as a Demonstration of His power to remove the curse on 
earth and Deliver the “groaning Creation ”. Isa. 35 :6-7; 55:12-13. 
Rom. 8:19-23. Rev. 22:3. 


IV Power to Raise the Dead 

Jairus’ Daughter at Capernaum, Matt. 9. 

The Widow’s Son at Nain, Lk. 7. 

Lazarus at Bethany, John 1 1. 

Christ Wrought Miracles: 

1. To Justify His Authority as Prophet. 

2. To Manifest His Love as Priest. 

3. To Demonstrate His Power as King. 

4. As an Object Lesson of Kingdom blessings under His per¬ 

sonal reign on earth. 


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The Deity of Christ as Manifested in His Death 

and Resurrection 



Have Power to Lay Down My 

Life ” John 10:18 


“I Have Power to Take It Up 


Again ” 


John 10:18 


3 Demonstrations of His Power 

I. At Nazareth, in the 1st year of His Ministry “They led Him to 
the Brow of the Hill that they might cast Him down headlong”. 
“But He passing through their midst went His way”. 

Lk. 4:16-30. 

II. In the Temple in His 3rd year “They sent officers to take Him”. 
* “Some of them would have taken But no man laid hands on 
Him”. Their excuse “Never man spake like this man”. 

John 7:14-33 

III. In Gethsemane Jesus said—“Whom seek ye”—“I am He”, 
“Take Me”. “They went backward and fell to the ground”. 

John 18:1-14 


OTHER ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE THAT FAILED 


After Healing the Withered Hand on the Sabbath. 
After Cleansing the Temple of Profane Profiteers. 
After the Parable of the Vineyard. 

After Healing the Cripple on the Sabbath. 

See also Lk. 


Matt. 12:9-14 
Mk. 11:13-18 
Lk. 20:9-19 
John 5:1-18 
19:47; 22:2 


It is manifest that no man could Touch Him, Arrest Him, Strike Him 
nor Harm His Person save as Christ chose. 

He Gave Himself into the hands of men to be buffeted and crucified. 


3 Human Devices to Keep Him 

Matt. 28:2-4 


I. 


The “Great Stone”. But the mountains of Lebanon would 
have been as Impotent—An Angel “Rolled it Away”. 


II. The Governor’s “Seal”. What respect had the “Governor” of 
the Universe for a Roman Seal?—The Angel “Broke it”. 

III. The Roman “Guard” of 16 men. The whole Roman army 
would have been as helpless —“as Dead men”. 


The Angel did not roll away the Stone to let Christ out. He needed 
no help of an Angel. “It was not possible that He should be 
Held by Death”. 

The Stone was “Rolled away” that men might see He was not there. 
He was “Risen” before the Angel came from Heaven. 


His Death was a “Gift” —“an Offering”. 

Gal. 1:4. Titus2:14. 1 Tim. 2:6. Heb.9:14 

He “Died for the Ungodly”, Rom. 5:6, 8. “For Every Man”, 

Heb. 2:9 

To “Destroy Death”, Heb. 2:14. 2 Tim. 1:10. To “Reconcile us to 
God”, Rom. 5:10. 

His Death was Voluntary. For 3 hours He held His Head erect, then 
“Cried with a Loud Voice (not the voice of a dying man—with 
strength exhausted)—“Dismissed His Spirit” and “Bowed His 
Head”. It was not a lingering death as the crucified died. He 
was perfect Master of Himself and checked off the Prophecies, 
one by one, then, in a moment—“Dismissed His Spirit”. 

Beholding His manner of death the Centurion, who was used to seeing 
the crucified die, said “This is not a Man—but The Son of God”. 


Nature Sobbed The Temple Veil was Rent—The Sun Hid His Face—when the Creator (in “the form of man”) died on the cross. 


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Heb. 13:8 


“Today’ ’—The Present Age “Forever”— The Future Age 


“Yesterday”— The Past Age 


Prophet 

From His Baptism to the Cross. 

Lk. 4:14-16. Acts 10:38 
To ( 1 ) Israel and (2) All who Hear the Gospel. 

God s Representative among men. John’s Gospel 
Foretold. Deut. 18:15. Isa. 61:1 

Fulfilled. Matt. 17:5; Lk. 4:14-20 

“The Word”—God’s Message Incarnate. John 1:1, 14 

Forthtelling God’s Salvation—Confirmed by miracles. 

John 5:36; 14:11 

Foretelling ( 1 ) The Condition of Christendom. 

Matt. 13 

(2) Judgment of the Nations. Matt. 25:31-46 

(3) Israel’s Punishment. Matt. 23:35-36 

(4) Destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. 

Matt. 23:37-38; 24:1-2 

(5) Conversion and Restoration of Israel. 

Matt. 23:39; Lk. 21:24 

(6) His Own Death (14 times), Resurrection 

and Ascension. John 6:62; 20:17 

(7) His Church, Matt. 16:18. “The Pearl”, 

Matt. 13:45-6 

(8) Judas’ Betrayal. Matt. 26:25 

Peter’s Denial. Matt. 26:34 


Priest 

From Pentecost to His 2nd Advent. Heb. 1-9 

Over the Church—All who Receive Him. Heb. 4:14-9 
Man’s Representative before God. Heb.; 1 Tim. 2:5 
Foretold. Psa. 110:1,4 

(1) He Offered Himself for Sin. Heb. 9:14 

(2) He is Mediator of the New Covenant. Heb. 9:15 

(3) He is our Intercessor. Heb. 7:25; 4:14-16 

The Acceptance of Jesus Christ as High Priest is a 
Recognition of His Atonement for our Sins, and 
a Committal of the Life to Him. 

“The Natural Man” acknowledges the superiority of 
Christ as Teacher; but not as High Priest. 


King 

From His Return—forward. 

Ps. 72:11; Isa. 9:7 ; Acts 2:19-32; 1 Cor. 1 5 :24-28 
Over Israel and The Nations. Lk. 1 :32-33 

God’s Governor on Earth. Zech. 9:17; Ps. 22:28 

Foretold. Isa. 2:2-4; 24:23; Mic. 4:1-7; 32:1, 14- 

18; 33:17-22; Ps. 72; 47:2-9 

Fulfilled. 1 Cor. 1 5:24-28; Rev. 19:11-16 

Universal —over all the Earth. 

Ps. 72:8; Dan. 7:14; 2:44; Isa. 2:2 

Righteous —“A Rod of Iron”. 

Ps. 2:6-9; 9:8; 37:72; Rev. 19:11 

Peace follows Righteousness. 

Isa. 2:4; 9:6; Ps. 85:8-10; 72:3, 7 

Everlasting. 

Dan. 7:14; Isa. 9:7; Ps. 72:17-19; Rev. 1 1 :1 5 
“He Must Reign” —“He is Able to Subdue”. 

“The Last Enemy” to be Destroyed “is Death”. 

1 Cor. 15:24-28 

“Mountains Sing”, “Trees Clap their Hands”, 

Wild Beasts are Tamed, Deserts Blossom, 

Thorns and Briars Vanish, When “He Comes”. 

Isa. 11:6-9; 35; 55:12-13 


“Jesus Christ IS the Same” from Age to Age; but He is Not Doing the Same Work in every Age. 

“Yesterday” He made “Atonement for Sin” —“Today” He is making Intercession for Saints —“Tomorrow” He will “Subdue”. 

In His Ministry of Atonement Yesterday, “Mighty Works” demonstrated and confirmed His Authority. In His Ministry of Intercession for the Church “Today” He 
blesses with all “Spiritual Blessings”. When He Returns “Tomorrow” Material Blessings to earth, nature, beasts, and men will follow; but the Church will 
be with Him in Heaven in glorified bodies. “Signs” and Material Blessings are not given nor promised to the Church. 


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Inspiration — “All Scripture Is God-breathed” — 2 Tim. 3:16 


Inasmuch as our Knowledge of the Will and Character of God 
is Derived from the Holy Scriptures alone, it need not be a matter of 
great surprise that there is increasing Opposition to the Inspiration of 
the Bible. Paine and Voltaire, Renan and Strauss, who made no pre¬ 
tense of Discipleship of Christ, have multitudes of disciples both in 
pulpits and pews of Christendom today. The approaching reign of 
Lawlessness is especially Manifest in the Rejection of the Authority 
of the Word of God; and the Denial of its Inspiration is the easy way 
to the Repudiation of its Authority. 

“The Bible, as we now have it, in its various translations and 
revisions, when freed from all errors and mistakes of Translators, 
Copyists and Printers, is THE VERY WORD OF GOD; and conse¬ 
quently, WHOLLY WITHOUT ERROR.” Gen. Assembly of the 
Presbyterian Church, 1 893. 

The Great Bible Expositors and Leaders in the church during all 
the centuries have been Committed to the Verbal Inspiration of the 
Scriptures. 

1. The Scriptures claim Verbal Inspiration and the Human 
Authors confess to speaking and writing “The Word of the Lord”, 
over 2,000 times. They are “Living Oracles”, “Words of Life”, 
“Words of Truth”, “Words of Knowledge”, etc. 

2. The Composite Authorship of the 66 books, written in three 
different languages, by 40 writers, scattered over 16 centuries, and 
comprising men of many grades in life, each contributing some special 
feature of the Matchless Portrait of the Matchless Character Who is 
the Heart of the Story. Such a Composition, with its Flawless Unity 
and Harmony, MUST HAVE ONE DIVINE AUTHOR, The Holy 
Spirit. 


3. The Gradual Development of the Plan of Redemption, and 
the Unveiling of the Person and Work of Christ, strictly Adhering to 
the things that are germane to the Story and Avoiding Irrelevant 
Matters is an Impossibility with 40 men gathered from many walks of 
life, apart from inspiration. 

The Seed Bed of the Old Testament growing into The One Per¬ 
fect Blossom of the Gospels; The Three Unheralded Blooms of the 
Acts and Epistles; The Maturity of Every Seed of preceding Scrip¬ 
tures into Full Bloom, Perennial and Everlasting in the Final Revela¬ 
tion, is Confirmation of the Divine Authorship. 

4. The Frank Portrayal of the Great Characters in the Book, 
including the human authors, in all their Nakedness, just or unjust, is 
Unique among the libraries of the world. Sins are not Covered; 
Faults are not Excused; the Black is not made to appear White. This 
is not the Fashion of books. 

5. The Preservation of the Scriptures through the centuries is 
as Miraculous as its Composition. No book has been so Hated. 
Political and Ecclesiastical powers have sought to Exterminate it. It 
is Invulnerable and Immortal. 

6. The “Sure Word of Prophecy” contained in Scripture, with 
hundreds of Literal Fulfillments already Recorded and Confirmed in 
History, is a Guarantee of the Same Literal Fulfillment of those re¬ 
maining unmatched as yet in History, and an Unanswerable Argu¬ 
ment for the Authorship of Him Who Knows the “End from the 
Beginning”- and has written in Advance such things as His people 
should know. 


7. The Numerical Structure of the Scriptures becomes more 
apparent to the Devout and Diligent Student. The following example, 
one of many, is gathered from a tract issued by Ivan Panin, on the 
first paragraph of the Gospel by Matthew, verses 1 -1 1, as found in the 
original Greek: 

The Entire Vocabulary of these verses has 49 words 7 times 7 

Beginning with a Vowel, there are. 28 words 4 times 7 

Beginning with a Consonant, there are. 21 words 3 times 7 

Number of Letters in these 49 words is. 266 38 times 7 

Number of Vowels in these 49 words is. 140 20 times 7 

Number of Consonants in these 49 words is.. 126 18 times 7 

Words occurring More than Once . 33 3 times 7 

Words occurring only Once. 14 2 times 7 

Number of Nouns in these 49 words. 42 6 times 7 

Number of other parts of speech. 7 1 times 7 

Proper Names of these 42 Nouns. 35 5 times 7 

Common Names of these 42 Nouns . 7 1 times 7 

Other Scriptures Reveal the same Marvellous Numerical struc¬ 
ture, Defying Imitation by an uninspired man. 


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The Redemption Story 

Introduction—Chart No. 1 of The Deity of Christ 


This Brief Series of Five Outlines is Designed to Present the 
Prominent Features of the Holy Scriptures as Related to The Plan of 
Redemption. It is of First Importance in “Rightly Dividing the Word 
of Truth that the Great Design and Plan of the Divine Author in 
the Entire Book, and in its Natural Divisions be Discerned and Pre¬ 
served in the mind of the Student. The Plan of the Whole Book must 
be known before the Place of Individual Parts can be Scripturally 
assigned. The Bible student must remain in ignorance of the Keys 
that unlock its Treasures, so long as he confines himself to the study 
of Isolated Texts and Favorite Chapters. A First Knowledge of The 
Dispensations through which the Divine Plan is gradually unfolded, 
and of the Three Classes dealt with separately, I Cor. 10:32, and in 
Different Ages; of the Marked Differences in the Two Advents of the 
Christ and of the Exercise of His three great Offices as Prophet, Priest 
and King, in three Consecutive Dispensations; these are a few of the 
Mountain Peaks in Bible study to be seen First. 

Chart No. 1 of The Deity of Christ Series is Especially Designed 
to Present these Mountain Peaks in The Redemption Story, with the 
Person and Work of Christ always in the Forefront. In such an Out¬ 
line Study only the Leading Lines of Prophecy and its Fulfillment 
should be followed; the Details in the Development of each separate 
Feature may be studied later. 


Let the Student remember “The Secret of the Lord is with them 
that fear Him”. “The things of the Spirit” are “Spiritually Dis¬ 
cerned”. “The Wisdom of this world is foolishness with God”. “If 
any man will Do His Will, he shall Know of the Teaching”. The 
Scriptures are Self-Interpreting. The Bible is its own Dictionary. 

No Scripture is of Private Interpretation”. (Compare Scripture with 
Scripture; Search for ALL that “Is Written” on any subject). Allow 
the Scriptures to mean Just What They Say; figurative language is 
the exception and all such finds its explanation in other portions of 
Scripture. 


When Difficulties are encountered, Charge them to your own 
lack of Insight and Not to the Divine Record; in later study these 
difficulties will gradually disappear; you will discover New Treasures 
at every sitting. “ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED”. Evi¬ 
dences of the Divine Selection of the WORDS in the Scripture will 
Multiply before the Honest Student. 


Satan hates The Word of God. The Sword of the Spirit” was 
the only Weapon our Lord used in Defending Himself from Satan’s 
Assaults in the wilderness. The Authority of God’s Word is “Settled 
Forever in the Heavens”; Settle the Question of its Authority in your 
own Life, and its Secrets will be Revealed. 


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VII. 


The Redemption Story 

Chapter 1. The Old Testament 


Preparation for Christ 


I. 3 FAILURES 

1. Adam (Individual) 

2. Antediluvians (Society) 

3. Babelites (Government) 


The Sin 

Disobedience 

Immorality 

Ungodliness 


II. 3 DISPENSATIONS: 


1. Antediluvian 

2. Patriarchal 

3. Jewish 


The Penalty 

Death 

Destruction 

Dispersion 

Adam to Noah 
Noah to Moses 
Moses to Christ 


The Remedy 

Christ 

The Church of Christ 
The Kingdom of Christ 

No Recorded Revelation 
Revelations to Fathers of Israel 
Revelation to the Nation Israel 


Gen. 12:3; 13:16; 15:5. 

Gal. 3:16. 

Col. 3:12. Gal. 3:29. Eph. 1:29. 
Dan. 2:44; 7:14. Rev. 11:15. 

Conscience. 

Promise. 

Law. 


III. THE LAW: 1. Its Sacrifices—The continual shedding of blood prepared for the “Shed Blood of Christ”. 

2. Its Holy Days—(1) Passover—“Christ our Passover”. (2) Pentecost—The Outpouring of the Spirit. (3) Sabbaths—Rest in Christ. 

IV. ISRAEL’S HISTORY: Typical of the Church of Christ. ( 1 ) Deliverance from Death by the Blood. (2) Baptism into Moses at the Red Sea. (3) Adoption 

at binai. (4) 1 esting in the Wilderness. (5) Victory in Canaan by Overcomers. 

V. SIGNS Pointing to the Death of Christ: 1. Isaac’s Altar. 2. The Brazen Serpent. 3. Jonah in the whale. 

VI. PROPHECIES OF MESSIAH’S WORK: 1. “The Seed of the Woman” to Defeat Satan. 2. “The Seed of Abraham” to “Bless all Nations” 3 “Shiloh” to 

g've Rest to Nations 4. That prophet” to bring God’s Final Word. 5. “Son of David” to reign “forever”. 6. “Man of Sorrows”‘to make “Atone- 
ment . /. bun of Righteousness to Heal. 


PROPHECIES OF THE KINGDOM: 1. The King, Isa. 9:7; Zech. 14:9. 2. The Throne, Isa. 9:7; 22:22-23. Zech 6-13 3 The Caoital Isa 2-3- 
24:23; 59:20; Jer. 3:16; Mic. 4:2. 4. The Royal Nation, Isa. 60-62; 43; Jer. 10:8-24; 31:11-12. 5. The Tributary Nations, Zech 14 16-19 6 Con¬ 
dition of Society, Ps. 72. 7. Condition of Earth, Isa. 35; 55. 8. Condition of Government, Mic. 4:3. 9. Conditions among animals Isa 11-6- 65-25 
10. When “SetUp”, Dan. 7:13-14. S 


To Teach: 


Of Israel’s Election 

1. “There is One God”. 

2. To Record and Preserve God’s Revelation. 

3. To Afford Human Ancestry to Messiah. 

4. The Blessedness of Serving God. 


The Fourfold Purpose 


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Of Israel’s Law 


To Teach: 


1. 

2 . 

3. 

4. 


The Holiness of God. 

The Sinfulness of Man. 

The Necessity for Atonement by Blood. 

The Hopelessness of Salvation by Law or Works. 


CHARACTER TYPES OF CHRIST: Adam, Melchizedek, Isaac, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua. 

OBJECT LESSONS IN FAITH: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Job, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, etc. Heb. 1 1. 

All Old Testament Prophecies Focus upon Christ and the 3 Features of His Work: 1. Establishing a Kingdom, Righteous Universal F™-R c h™ 
2. Making Atonement for Sin. 3. Making “All Things New”. ’ ’ g ’ 


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The Redemption Story 


Chapter 2. 

Chapter 2 of The Redemption Story was "Foolishness to the 
Greeks" and "A Stumbling Block”. The Major Note of the Messianic 
Prophecies, The Kingdom, is not the Prominent Feature in the Life 
and Ministry of Jesus Christ; but the Minor Note of the Suffering 
Messiah, Ps. 22 and Isa. 53, is Pre-eminent. 

The Reader of the Old Testament, knowing nothing of the 
chapters to follow, is, at first, disappointed in the seeming Tragedy of 
the Gospel Record. He looks for “The Son of David" and sees “A 
Man of Sorrows”. He looks for the Might and Majesty of Royalty 
and sees the Humility and Quietness of a Servant. But the closing 
pages of the gospel story remove the Veil from his eyes and dis¬ 
close the Hidden Plan of Redemption, namely, that "Christ Must 
First Suffer" before He Reigns; that the Cross must precede the 
Crown; that the "Sufferings of Christ" antedate the "Glory that is to 
Follow"; that He must first be "Obedient to Death" before He will 
"Subdue all things”. Before He can "Draw all men unto" Him, He 
"Must be Lifted Up” on the Cross; that The Ministry of The Holy 
Spirit must Precede the "Restoration of the Kingdom to Israel”; that 
"God at First will Visit the Gentiles to Call Out a People for His 


The Gospels 

Name and After that I will Return and Build Again the Tabernacle 
of David”. But the Veil over Israel’s Eyes Remains” and they reject 
a CRUCIFIED Messiah. 

The Heart of the Redemption Story is The Gospels; and the 
Heart of the Gospels is THE DEATH OF CHRIST "FOR OUR 
SINS . This Love Story is "The Power of God unto Salvation"; 
the Dynamite of Heaven to Break the Stony heart of man; “I, if I 
be Lifted Up, will Draw All Men unto Me". 

Christ Introduces THREE NEW FEATURES in the Plan of 
Redemption, not Revealed in the Old Testament; (1 ) The Ministry 
of the Holy Spirit; (2) The Calling Out of "My Church”; (3) and 
the New Birth. Before The Old Promise ' I will Create a New Heaven 
and a New Earth”, Isa. 65:17; 66:22, is fulfilled, and "The Whole 
Earth is Full of His Glory , Isa. 6:3, there must be "New Creatures in 
Christ Jesus", "His Body", (the Church) through the Ministry of 
the Holy Spirit. 

For the Outline of The Gospels, see Chart No. 3, "THE FOUR¬ 
FOLD PORTRAIT OF CHRIST”. 


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The Redemption Story 

Chapter 3. The Acts of the Apostles 


The Ministry of the Holy Spirit 

I. TO THE APOSTLES. Christ Promised them Inspiration and 

Gu ™ n “; £ j °!?" ,4:26; 16 :13-1 5; and Commanded them 
to Wait for (but not to pray for) The Baptism of the Holy 

Spirit. Acts 1:5-8. These promises were literally fulfilled 
on Pentecost. The Apostles became Infallible teachers, 
speaking as the Spirit gave them utterance. This Infalli¬ 
bility was essential until their messages were written in the 
New Testament. 

SIGNS AND WONDERS” accompanied their preaching “Con¬ 
firming the Word until the New Testament was written. 

This “demonstration of the Spirit”, and “Power”_was 

wholly under Divine control. The Apostles could not heal 
whom they pleased and did not require faith of the afflicted. 

Mk. 16:20; Heb. 2:4. Acts 3:1-8; 14:1 1 ; 9:34; 9:36-42; 
13:11 5:1-10; 16:18; 19:12; 20:9-10; 28:5,8. 

III. THE WEAPON USED BY THE APOSTLES to bring men to 

Christ was ’the Gospel”, “the power of God unto salvation” 
—“The Sword of the Spirit”. There is no record of con¬ 
versions in their ministry apart from “The Word Preached”. 

IV. “THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” occurs twice. 

1. At Pentecost—on Jews—those “nigh”, “the Circum¬ 
cision”—“under Law”. 2. At Cesarea—on Gentiles—those 
“Far off”—“the Uncircumcision”—“Without Law”. Both 
were Baptized into one Body”. 1 Cor. 12:12-13. 

“The Wall of Partition was broken down”—“the Enmity 
Slain”—“Both reconciled”. 

Peter used “The Keys of the Kingdom”. Matt. 16:19 on 
these two occasions. 

V. “FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT”— “Sanctified”—“Comforted” 

—“Helped”—“Sealed”—is for all Believers, an Individual 
Experience. 


“My Churchy-Built and Established 

1. Christ’s Promise, Matt. 16:18, was fulfilled on Pentecost. The 

church was born by the Coming of the Holy Spirit. The church 
in the Acts is a Spirit-filled Body—a Living Organism—not an 
organization. 

2. “The Church” (20 times, so called) is the Object Picture of “the 

Body of Christ”—“The Temple of the Holy Spirit”, “A Chaste 
Virgin —A Faithful Trustee. There is a very Special Divine 
Inspiration, Providence, Demonstration, and Guidance over 
the church in its infancy. 

3. Three Prominent Teachers: 

Peter—in Judea—to Jews—Sons of Shem. 

Philip-in Samaria-to Samaritans and the Ethiopian-Son of Ham. 
Paul to the uttermost parts—to Gentiles—Sons of Japheth. 

4. The First Church “Continued Steadfastly in (1) The Apostles’ 

Teaching. (2) In Fellowship. (3) In the Breaking of Bread. 
(4) In Prayer. In Faith, Obedience, Unity, Unselfishness, 
Power, Zeal, Grace, Love and Generosity they are a pattern 
for all believers. 

Their Mission was to “Preach Christ”; Their Equipment_ 

Filled with the Holy Spirit”; Their Life, Separate from the 
World and United in One Body ; Their Recourse, Prayer. 

5. The Church “Begins” in Jerusalem and Judea, 1-7; Extends to 

Samaria and Syria, 8-12; To Asia and Greece, 13-21; To 
Rome, 21-28. 


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T ransf ormation 


The Genesis 


The Redemption Story 

Chapter 3. The Acts of the Apostles 


The New Birth—Regeneration and Conversion 


I. “Born of God”, John 5. 2. "Born of the Spirit”, John 3:5. 3. "Born of the Word”, I Pet. 1:23. 4. "Born of Water”, John 3:5. 

God sent the Spirit; The Spirit spoke The Word through the lips of Disciples. Water, the material element, provided the “Form ”, the 
Figure . The Life of God is imparted, by the Spirit, through the Word. Water baptism pictures the Death, Burial and Resurrection of 
the Believer with Christ. 


At Jerusalem on Pentecost, 2; In Samaria, 8; The Ethiopian, 8; Saul, 9; Cornelius’ Company, 10; Lydia, 16; The Jailer, 16; The 
Corinthians, 18. 


In every instance, save Saul’s, the Gospel spoken by Inspired men was “the power of God unto salvation’’ and the same “obedience to the 
faith” in Repentance and Baptism was rendered. In Saul’s case, the Lord Jesus appeared in person that this future Apostle might receive 
his commission direct and be a “Witness”. He could henceforth say: “I have seen the Lord”—and “Paul, an Apostle, not by the will 
of men". 


Salvation was free; but conditions of acceptance were demanded. 


Regeneration was God’s gift; Conversion was man’s obligation. 


Bigoted Jew; Ignorant Samaritan; Haughty Greek; Proud Roman; “Bond and Free”; “Male and Female”; from Asia, Africa and 
Europe, are reborn and made “New Creatures in Christ”—Brought into “One Body”. “From Darkness to Light”; “from the power of 
Satan unto God”; from Death to Life; from Condemnation to Justification. Men of every class in society and of every race were “trans¬ 
formed” and made “Living Epistles” for Christ. 


“Acts” is the Book of the “Beginnings” of 1. 
Ministry of the Spirit”. 4. “The Church”. 


“The New Creation”, Isa. 11:9; 
5. “The Gospel Ministry”. 6. 


66:22; Hab. 2:14. 2. 
“Salvation” by “Grace”. 


“The Better Covenant”. 


3. “The 


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Chapter 4. The Epistles 

Of Paul (Faith)—Summary and Synopsis of Message 

Romans 

RIGHTEOUSNESS is the Key word of this letter, occurring 40 times. 

There is none Righteous”, either ‘‘under Law”, or ‘‘without law”. 

The Acceptance of Jesus Christ JUSTIFIES; Faith rests in Him. Neither “works” nor Character can avail. God s plan for making 
men Righteous is Jesus Christ. In Him, men are reckoned as Righteous; they are ““Justified freely”; “There is no Condemnation . 
Note the three great Therefores, 5:1; 8:1; 12:1. 

1 Corinthians 

The Evils of Sectarianism are; Exalting Men above the Lord Jesus, 1 and 3. Dividing the Church, 1. Stunting Spiritual Growth, 3. 
Yielding Carnal Works, “Wood, Hay, Stubble”, 3. Destroying Humility, 4. Tolerating Iniquity, 5. Appealing to law courts, 6. 
Abusing the Lord’s Supper, 10, i 1. Puerile Jealousies over Temporary Gifts, 12-14. 

2 Corinthians 

"A LIVING EPISTLE” (The church as it ought to be). 

Written on the Heart; By the Lord; through the Holy Spirit; The World should read these lessons in the Life of the Christian; Humil¬ 
ity, 3; Renunciation, 4; Submission in Suffering, 4-6; Other Worldliness, 5; Unselfishness, 8-9. 

Galatians 

New Covenant . . . Gospel . . . Liberty . . . Sarah . . . Isaac .. . Jerusalem Above . . . Persecuted. 

Old Covenant . . . Law . . . Bondage . . . Hagar . . . Ishmael . . . Jerusalem Below . . . Persecutor. 

’’Grace” produces “The Fruit of the Spirit; cf “The Works of the Law” and “Flesh”. 

Ephesians 

The Standing of “His Body”; Chosen, Sanctified, Adopted, Accepted, Redeemed, Forgiven, Enriched, Enlightened, Sealed, Quickened, 

Exalted, Consecrated, Reconciled, United. “IN HIM”. 

(Out of Him. “WITHOUT” Country, Home, God, Christ and Hope). 

“The Old Man” . . . “Drunk with Wine’.. “The New Man” . . . “Filled with the Spirit”; In Charity, In Unity, In Purity, In 
Service. 

Colossians 

Christ is HEAD, Redeemer, Creator, Preserver, Reconciler, Sanctifier, Deity. The Church is Crucified, Dead, Buried, Quickened, Risen, 

Circumcised and Energized by Him; Sloughs off the Old and Puts on the New. 

Philippians 

The Mind of Christ; was also seen in Paul, Timothy and Epaphroditus. 

Christ is our Master, Holiness, Hope, Example, Vine, Theme, Indweller, Pattern, Companion, Provider, Lord, Providence, Joy, Lesson, 
Goal, Prize, Redeemer, Peace, Strength, Fountain of Grace. 

1 Thessalonians 

His Coming is an Incentive to Courage, Fidelity, God-Pleasing, Gentleness, Love, Unselfishness; lhe Hope tor the Living and Dead 

in Christ”. .....—- 

2 Thessalonians 

Tn an l Jnprodlv World, He comes “As a thief” . . . “In flaming Fire taking Vengeance” and “Shall Consume That Lawless One”. 

1 Timothy 

The CHARGE . concerning himself . . . Bishops and Deacons . . . Prayer . . . Church Government . . . Riches. 

The “Good Minister” is a Student ... a Teacher ... A Shepherd ... An Example. 

2 Timothy 

He is Son, Soldier, Athlete, Gardener, Mechanic, Vessel and Servant , . , , tD . . ... „ T , 

He should Know “Sound Doctrine ; The Holy Scriptures ; of the Coming Apostasy . . . and the Crown of Righteous tor lhe 
Good Fight” in ‘ That Day .—-—- 

Titus 

The Character and Conduct of a Bishop. The Life and Teaching of a Minister. 

Philemon 

“Philemon”, the Master, and “Onesimus”, the Servant; Both “Brothers” . . . “Partners” . . . “Beloved” of Paul. There are no social 
distinctions in the church. _____ 

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The Redemption Story 

Chapter 4. The Epistles 


James (Works) Of p eter (Ho pe) Of John (Love) Of Jude 


James 

Fmthw'thout Works ,s Dead" . . . "Can THAT Faith Save"? No. 

Faith IwCrtrTr: n °' Antecedent to Faith; they Demonstrate, not Merit. 

Fa.th w.1 be Man,feat ,n Chanty, 2; In a Bridled Tongue, 3; in Trust. 4; In Endurance. 5. and Righteousness. 

1 Peter 

_peeking , P . hee^ng^’and^FoHow^g^ . ^ Abhorring’an^Cleavin^Hjinduring ^Blessing‘and^r^vinch^^^S • . R^imng and 

2 Peter 

iTC ' E • - Ti--- 2 - —_ 5 v^icctving. Lnauring, messing and Graying . . . buffering (20 times). 

6 er 5 S ; 6 7 ;'719 Ti- 1 2 h 4 F0 3 Un 4 ati0n St0ne • • • The “““L : • V : k Tt l e F— s ‘ ' ■ A Meek and Quiet Spirit, 

77^7=-— — ---—-44---Divine Addition to Faith, 1 ; Traitors to the Faith, 2; Confirmation, 3. 

^®VE ' • • frlCHT . . . LIFE . Observe the 9 Keep's and 40 Know's. -- 

Fellowship (Partnership) with God, with Christ, with the Children of God. Confessing Sin Keening His Word W It, 

- ^ Light . . ■ Living Righteously ■ . . Loving the Brethren , , , Loving NOTX T 

1 John 

2 John 

The Elect Lady and her Children . . . Walk in Truth and hate Error. 

3 John 

Gaius . . Prosperous Soul . . . Walks in Truth ... Is Kind to Brethren. ~ _ - 

Diotrephes . . . Lean Soul . . . Walks in Error . . . Prates maliciously . . . Excommunicates. 

Jude 

lo the "Sanctified, Preserved and Called” in the "Common Salvation" 

Enemies of the Faith are Ungodly Licentious and Heretical. They should remember Gods judgments on Israel, Angels and Sodom 
Also Cam, Balaam and Korah They are Hidden Rocks that wreck; Empty Clouds that darken; Fruitless Tree that Cumber FW 
ing Waves that Engulf; Wandering Stars that Mislead. Murmurers, Complainers, Lustful, Covetous, Boastful, Mockers "Ye Be¬ 
loved Built up . . . Pray . . . Keep . . . Look . . . Pity . . . Rescue . . . Hate. e ' 

The Last word of the Epistles “He is Able to Keep you from Falling”. 


Special Chapters; Heb. 11, Faith; Rom. 8, The Holy Spirit; 1 Cor. 13, Love; 1 Cor. 1 3, Resurrection; Eph. 1, The Church; Jas. 2, Works; 

2 Tim. 2, The Seven-Fold Activity of the Man of God; 2 Thes. 2, 2 Tim. 3, 2 Pet. 2-3, Jude, The Apostasy of Christendom. 
Relationships; 


Jas. 3, The Tongue; 


To the World; Separation . . . Example . . . Teacher of the Word. 
To Governments; Subjection . . . Obedience. 

To Other Believers; Love . . . Fellowship. 

The Church is “HIS BODY” ... HIS “VIRGIN” ... HIS “TEMPLE” . . 
She has a Living Room ... A Dining Room ... A Rest Room. 

The Two Features in these Epistles are Adapted to the Two Hemispheres in th 
Profession and Practice; Talk and Walk. “Sound Doctrine” is the bas; 


Husbands and Wives; Love . . . Reverence . . . Submission. 

Parents and Children; Forbearance . . . Obedience. 

Master and Servant; Forbearance . . . Fidelity. 

. HIS “TRUSTEE” . . . HIS “LIGHT BEARER”. 

: Believer’s Life; Faith and Works; Doctrine and Duty; Confession and Conduct; 
i of proper conduct. 


Every phase of human life; every Duty and Relationship; every Doctrine and every Error; every Grace and every Weakness; Faith, Hope and Love- 
Salvation and Redemption from every angle; the Church as it is in Christendom, and the Church, which is “His Body”, is treated in these Epistles sufficiently to 
thoroughly furnish the Man of God unto all good works . 

FAITH is their great word, occurring some 235 times. 

The Messages of these Epistles must be translated into the Life of the church to be read by the world. 


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The Redemption Story 

Chapter 5. Revelation—The Days and the Lamb 


CHAPTERS 2-3. 

THE DAY OF MAN— 

The Church on Earth. 

Ephesus to Laodicea. 

The Son of Man Demands: 

Love and Obedience. 

Loyalty to His Person and to His Word. 

CHAPTERS 4-5. 

THE DAY OF CHRIST— 

The Church in Heaven, 4:4; 5:9. 

‘‘Judgment Seat” of Christ. 

Rewards for Works. 

Crowns for Overcomers. 

CHAPTERS 6-18. 

THE DAY OF TRIBULATION— 

The 7 Seals, 7 Trumpets, 7 Vials. 

The Saved of Israel, 7:1-8; and of the Nations, 7:9-17. 

Satanic Persecution and Divine Preservation of Israel, 12. 

The World worshiping the Beast King, 13. 

Babylon—Christendom, with The True Church gone — De¬ 
stroyed, 1 7. 


CHAPTERS 19-20. 

THE DAY OF THE LORD— 

(May include “The Day of Tribulation”). 

“King of Kings” comes in Vengeance. 

Reigns in Righteousness. 

The Beast King, Anti-Christ; The False Prophet, Anti-Spirit; 
and Satan, Anti-God, in ‘‘The Lake of Fire”. 

Second Resurrection. 

CHAPTERS 21-22. 

THE DAY OF GOD— 

‘‘All Things Subdued”. 

“All Things New”. 

The New Jerusalem (in the heavens above earth). 

Sin, Sorrow, Death, no More. 

“God With Men”. 


THE BOOK OF REVELATION DISCLOSES THE BLASPHEMY 

of Unitarianism; the Condemnation of Sectarianism and the 
Falsity of Universalism. Jesus Christ is in Absolute Control in 
Revelation. His Glory is Revealed in the opening Chapter. 
The Announcement, “Behold He comes”, opens the Revelation 
and the cry, “Come, Lord Jesus” is the closing prayer. 

The Consummation of God’s Redemption Plan awaits His 
Coming. Scores of Promises to the Church, to Israel, and to 
All Nations” remain unfulfilled “till He comes”. The Re¬ 
demption of the Body; The Conversion of Israel; The Right¬ 
eous Government of the Nations; The Correction of all the 


Evils of Society and Industry; The Deliverance of the Groaning 
Creation; The Banishment of Satan; The Destruction of Death, 
await His coming. 

THE LAMB. 27 times in Revelation Jesus Christ is presented as 
The Lamb (God’s “Precious One”) ; with the Crucifixion 
Marks; Worshiped; Worthy; Judge; In Wrath; On the Throne of 
David; Savior; Shepherd; Omnipotent; Life; King of Israel; 
Bridegroom; Avenger; King of Saints; King of Kings; Head 
of Apostles; Temple; Author; Sovereign Ruler of the 
Universe. 


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Chapter 5. Revelation—Consummation 


?me Unfulfilled Promises of Former Scriptures: 

1. The Bruising of Satan. Gen. 3:15. 

2. The Blessing of Nations. Gen. 12:3. 

3. The Kingdom of God Universal, Righteous, Everlasting, “Son of David”, “Son of Man”. 

Dan. 2:44; 7:14. Ps. 72. 

4. Universal Peace. Isa. 2:4; Ps. 72:3, 7; 85:8-10. Prince of Peace”. Isa. 9:6. 

5. Universal Health and Joy. Isa. 35; 33:24. “Sun of Righteousness”. Mai. 4:2. 

6. The Curse Removed from Earth. Nature and Animals Rejoice. Isa. 11:6-9; 35; 55:12-13. 

7. Resurrection of Dead. Job 19:25. Dan. 12:2. 

8. Universal Knowledge of God. Isa. 11:9. Hab. 2:14. 

9. New Heavens and Earth. Isa. 65 :1 7; 66:22. (Also 2 Pet. 3:1 3). 

Fulfilled in Revelation: 

“Chained”, 20:1 -3. “In Lake of Fire”, 20:10. 

“Nations Saved”. 21:24,27. 

11:15-1; 19:11-16. 

21-22. 

21:3-4; 22:2. 

“No More Curse”. 22:2-3. 

20:12-13. 

“His Name in their Foreheads”. 22:4. 

21:1. 

1. “I will come Again and Receive You”. John 14:3. (Also Acts 1:11). 

2. The “Great Tribulation”. Matt. 24:21-22, 29-30. 

3. The Two Resurrections: “He that Believeth” and “All”. John 11:25; 5:28. 

19:7-9; 20:21:9-11. 

6-18. 

20:4-5; 12-13. 

1. “Times of Restitution”. Acts 3:20-24. 

2. Day of Judgment. Acts 17:31. 

3. Restoration of David’s Throne. Acts 15:14-17. (Also Lk. 1:32-33). 

20-22. 

20. 

3:7; 5:5; 22:16; 7:4—8 with 14:1-.3 

1. Deliverance of Groaning Creation”. Rom. 8:19-23. 

2. Resurrection and Rapture of Church. 1. Thes. 4:13-17. 1 Cor. 15:51-55. 

3. Day of Fire—Burning “Wood, Hay, Stubble”. 1 Cor. 3:12-15. 

4. “Day of Christ”—of Reward for works”. 2 Thess. 2 Cor. 5:10. 

5. “Day of the Lord”—of “Vengeance”. 1 Thess. 2 Pet. Jude. 

6. The Great Apostasy and “The Man of Sin”. 2 Thess. 2 Pet. Jude. 

22. 

4-5. The Church in Heaven. 

6-18. 

4-5. 

6-18. 

6-18. 

Chapter 1, The Old Testament, is all Promise, (not Fulfillment) of Redemption promises. 

Chapter 2, The Gospels, Record the Fulfillment of the Atonement for Sin; and introduce Three New Features, but leave the other Old Test promises unfulfilled. 
Chapters 3-4, Acts and Epistles, Record the Fulfillment of Three Features of Redemption promised by Christ and Introduce Several New Promises. 


Chapter 5, Revelation, is the Consummation of the Plan, the Conclusion of the Story. In Revelation, the unfulfilled promises of former Chapters are Recorded as 
Facts Fulfilled. We may Rest in them. 

After each of the first four Chapters the necessity for further Revelation is obvious; but after the fifth chapter there remains no unfulfilled promise. The 
Revelation is Complete. If man shall add to these words Cod shall add to Him the plagues . 


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